Signal to remove SMS support from Android
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- 14 Oct 2022
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If you’ve been relying on the Signal messaging app on Android for SMS communications, your access to the plaintext messaging feature in the app will end soon.
In a bid to prioritize security and privacy, Signal has announced that it will soon phase out SMS and MMS messaging support on Android. The cross-platform centralized encrypted instant messaging platform, which merged its RedPhone encrypted voice calling app and the TextSecure encrypted texting protocol in 2014 to release Signal, has been supporting instant SMS messages on Android for over five years.
However, Signal now thinks it has reached the point where SMS support for Android users will be expunged to allow them to focus on security and privacy offerings on the Signal platform.
“We are focused on building secure, intuitive, reliable and pleasant ways to connect with each other without surveillance, tracking or targeting,” said Signal in a blog post. “Dropping support for SMS messaging also frees up our capacity to build new features (yes, like usernames) that will ensure Signal is fresh and relevant into the future.
“After much discussion, we determined that we can no longer continue to invest in accommodating SMS in the Android app while also dedicating the resources we need to make Signal the best messenger out there. Read More...
